Velvety Sarsoon ka Saag is Good For Your Soul | Genius Recipes | Food52

Anytime you're craving deep nourishment or need inspiration for an overload of spinach or mustard greens, turn to the legendary Julie Sahni's Sarsoon ka Saag and dinner can be lots of ultra-comforting greens. This heavenly dish is velvety and laced with ginger shreds, garlic slivers, and sweet creamy butter. Serve with cornbread and you’ve got a delicious meal. GET THE RECIPE ►► https://f52.co/3sGZFFO

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PREP TIME: 15 minutes
COOK TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes
SERVES: 6

INGREDIENTS

1¼-1½ pounds fresh mustard greens (before trimming), or 1½ ten-ounce packets frozen chopped mustard greens
1 pound fresh spinach greens (before trimming), or 1 ten-ounce packet frozen leaf spinach, stems trimmed
¼ pounds fresh fenugreek leaves or 3 tablespoons dry fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi)
¼ cups corn flour or cornmeal (preferably yellow)
2 hot green chilies, chopped
½ teaspoons asafetida, or ½ cup minced onion
2½ cups water
1 medium-size sweet green pepper, seeded and chopped
2 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
1¼ teaspoons coarse salt, or to taste
4-6 tablespoons usli ghee or sweet butter
¼ cups shredded or sliced fresh ginger
2-4 tablespoons thickly sliced garlic

Recipe adapted very slightly from Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking (William Morrow and Company, December 1985).

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